If you cant code dont get TGE. Your going to have to know C++ to make a good game in TGE. There have been some fun games made with TGE and TSE the shader engine. You dont need a team of coders just at least one with some chops to get in there and rock out. For 2d though id recommend TGB. I've used it for over a year now…
I didn't work with it directly and some things have changed since, but this is my experience with it (from oldest to newest): -Tribes 2 when it was released was a totally unplayable mess. Probably not the engine's fault, but still... -My friend and his programmer buddy took almost a month to get a character running around…